. >> aspersions on my asparagus. ( laughter ) >> stephen: dare you cafta, spergzs on that man's asparaguswhat is next, sir, liabling his lettuce? questioning his quinoa. arguing with his arugula. villifying his vinaigrette before drizzling it on the scandal salad? clearly, nation, we are going to need a lot more hearings on asparagus-gate because the more i digest this, the worse it smells. now, nation-- ( cheers and applause ) i have heard-- they are clapping with anger! nation, i've heard that if you don't have anything nice say, don't say it at all. the guy who told me that was an idiot. this is tip of the hat, wag of the finger ( cheers and applause ) folks, i have long warned you about the dangers of america's wild rush for wind power, gusty gold the bubblin' breeze. well, now that rush has claimed innocent lives. >> it's a federal crime to kill the golden eagle. got that. about once a month a golden eagle it killed by a windature by. >> stephen: folks when i see the majestic creatures senselessly cut down in their prime all i can say is in your face, tree huggers! now i know why you

"ironman 3" has been pointed out with "sum of all fears" and "cafta way" showing tom hanks getting offthe island there. >>> michael jackson's doctor conrad murray was in deep financial and legal troubles. because of this he gave the singer whatever prescription drugs he wants, in turn for large sums of cash. >>> finally for you, some sources from beyonce's mrs. carter world tour revealed her dive virginia-like demands. hand carved ice balls, red toilet paper and titanium straws used to drink special water at 21 degrees. >> i'm richard lui, and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day on your nbc stations. >>> leading the news this in the los angeles times, jerry brown okayed funds to seize guns held illegally. california governor approved $24 million to confiscate weapons from people who can no longer own them due to criminal restrictions, restraining orders or mental illness. >>> and in "the washington post" obama prods liberals to give and take on senate immigration bill. the president and other democratic leaders are working behind the scenes to get liberals to back se

let's understand how cafta -- kafka-esque this is. out largest banks because we wereo terrified they would go ot of business and ruin the global financial civil. draining billions of dollars from the very same banks. three banks haveh done $30 billion in payments since 09. $30 billion from banks we were trying to save because they were badly managed. melissa: not just the shareholders who are paying the bill. a banki if they lose money they will raisel these elsewhere. >> every homeowner pays. that's a good point. >> will not be able to get a home. there is no free lunch. >> that sun with big complaints. that whatever money is taken sim little will be passed along. 33d instances, but reality is, back to the point, ould b discussed and setled. not settled, all right a settlement. >> let the banks -- never mind amnesty, but have am necessary amnesty for the banks because we drain them dry. we have to go -- one last thing, sorry, but we push, the government pushes bank of america buy country wide, to buy others, and -- >> cup of decalf,

and that means nafta, cafta, permanent normal trade relations with china. we've got to take a hard look and rethink those policies. last point that i want toake, madam president, is that while we're making progress on deficit reduction, we have got to be appreciative that some of the people on whom we are balancing the budget you are some of the most vulnerable people in this country. while one out of four major corporations pays nothing in taxes, while corporations are stashing their money in the cayman islands and bermuda and other tax havens, we have made devastating cuts in programs that people can ill afford. just as a result of sequestration, this is what is happening in the real world. at a time when over 20 million americans are unemployed or underemployed, unemployment insurance checks which average about $300 a week -- try living on $300 a week -- are being cut by 10.7%. in other words, those who are out of work through no fault of their own are having their unemployment benefits reduced by more than $32 a week on average. now, $32 here is what pe